candidulus

Latin

Etymology

candidus (“white”) +‎ -ulus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kanˈdi.du.lus/, [kän̪ˈd̪ɪd̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kanˈdi.du.lus/, [kän̪ˈd̪iːd̪ulus]

Adjective

candidulus (feminine candidula, neuter candidulum, adverb candidulē); first/second-declension adjective

1. diminutive of candidus: shining white

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	candidulus	candidula	candidulum		candidulī	candidulae	candidula
Genitive	candidulī	candidulae	candidulī		candidulōrum	candidulārum	candidulōrum
Dative	candidulō		candidulō		candidulīs
Accusative	candidulum	candidulam	candidulum		candidulōs	candidulās	candidula
Ablative	candidulō	candidulā	candidulō		candidulīs
Vocative	candidule	candidula	candidulum		candidulī	candidulae	candidula

References

• “candidulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “candidulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers